Ben Mathis-Lilley

2 weeks ago | rsn.org | Ben Mathis-Lilley

ALSO SEE: ‘Permanent Damage Has Been Done,’ Portfolio Manager Warns, as Markets Rejoice Following Trump’s Tariff Freeze The market went crazy for it, though. Three and a half more years of this!On Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. EDT, the Donald Trump administration’s huge, newly announced tariffs on most of the world’s countries and penguin islands officially went into effect.

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Slatest Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. ET, the Donald Trump administration’s huge, newly announced tariffs on most of the world’s countries and penguin islands officially went into effect.

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Ben Mathis-Lilley

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding,  When I was a kid, my parents made us all do the same sports, activities and events. The choice was that, or do nothing at all. I hated it. I never got to do anything without my sisters, and we all ended up doing activities my older sister liked because she got there first.

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Ben Mathis-Lilley

Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Have a question about kids, parenting, or family life? Submit it here! Dear Care and Feeding,  I am not a mother, but I am a proud Auntie and frequent babysitter/playmate to my friend’s children and kids in my church’s nursery. I have a bit of a hang-up when it comes to guns as a form of play. I am adamant that guns are not toys, and that children should not play with any toy that takes the shape of a firearm, even water pistols.

2 weeks ago | slate.com | Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Slatest Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. When U.S. financial markets opened at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Monday morning, the tariff-related beatings continued. The S&P 500 dropped more than 200 points (or 4 percent of its value, which is a lot) . The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is like the S&P but narrower in its range of companies, fell about the same amount.